i made a thread about this earlier based on my doubts, and that one disappeared somewhere. this time, im making it again because ive seen it happen.
a few weeks ago i saw people advertising running anywhere for x amount of money, i became concerned that so many people would be able to do this, now i tried calling their bluff, and paid 2k for someone to run my derv (only has istan really, since shes survivor and working on eotn) to bone palace.
the attached conversation has been removed, i wont go over it here.
the fact remains that this glitch has been floating around for a month at least with nothing done about it though, that needs to stop NOW.
I think its about time this glitch ended (zone-anywhere glitch)
lazuli
Jhadur
Already been done. Bolded the bit you're on about.
Quote:
|
Update - Thursday, December 20, 2007 [edit] Wintersday
|
lazuli
the thing is..it still works. my derv never had bone palace open before, just other chars had. (i just posted this after my derv got teled there like..what, 5 minutes ago? (dec 30, 2007)
point here is that its obviously not fixed
point here is that its obviously not fixed
KazeMitsui
so like whats wrong with it? does it like make the game die? do you lose out cause others are somewhere further ahead? is like the flood of lvl1s to unbearable for you? i really dont see the problem i learned how to do it... but srsly im not gonna buy my gh the guild ambassador...
srsly i see nothing all that wrong but it could be fixed since its a glitch...
like srsly gw isnt gonna blow up cause lvls 1 at abaddon or whatever
srsly i see nothing all that wrong but it could be fixed since its a glitch...
like srsly gw isnt gonna blow up cause lvls 1 at abaddon or whatever
Saraphim
Deleted, didn't read the screenshot. I am irrelevant. 
lazuli
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by KazeMitsui
stuff
|
(read: name me one person who enjoys watching other people get rich off exploits?)
I wouldn't do it b/c i don't want that kind of money even if I were broke. If it really was an honest game mechanic I wouldn't mind ferrying friends to their heart's content.
To Saraphim: i dont know if you tried using the GH trick to reproduce the ferrying trick. the bottom line is, my derv got zoned all the way from istan to bone palace via the method i wrote in the screenie
Saraphim
Yes, apologies, I didn't read the screenshot before I went off to try it. 
MirkoTeran
Yeah, the glitch still works. Its time to really fix it imo.
Davros Uitar
I spotted people talking about a glitch 12 hours ago in LA international. When I logged onto Kamadan tonight I see 4 or 6 advertising to run to all towns / outposts in all maps for 3k per stop. Certainly have to agree with the OP that the glitch looks to be alive and well, and spreading out there.
Isison
This may not sound right, but having 11 pve characters myself and owning all chapters and expansions, i find this "bug" is the best "gift" Anet gave to us this winter. =D
~ Dan ~
Maybe it's been floating around this long because idiots are posting it in riverside. A glitch should be noted in the bug section.
upier
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by dan-the-noob
Maybe it's been floating around this long because idiots are posting it in riverside. A glitch should be noted in the bug section.
|
Things get fixed very quickly in GW once enough people get pissed off.
And Riverside IS the place to get people pissed off!
fenix
Haha I love the fact that Anet thought they fixed the glitch, but there's another way to do it. Nice work as usual guys!
Khazad Guard
I'm not for this glitch and I know it's been around for a while now...The thing is you just posted how to do it, and that's going to cause teleportation madness now :S
lazuli
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Khazad Guard
I'm not for this glitch and I know it's been around for a while now...The thing is you just posted how to do it, and that's going to cause teleportation madness now :S
|
least some higher up or dev is bound to notice when everyone knows how to do it :P
Tom Swift
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Khazad Guard
I'm not for this glitch and I know it's been around for a while now...The thing is you just posted how to do it, and that's going to cause teleportation madness now :S
|
garethporlest18
Anet should leave this in so I don't have to play through boring missions to get to pretties.
Longasc
Yep, it still works. Maybe ANet now wakes up. I think it is already too late. Besides, not that anyone would care about it. Garthporlest18 has a point.
P.S.: Great, this thread explained it to everyone and his daughter. Read below, people charge for it.... uuh!
P.S.: Great, this thread explained it to everyone and his daughter. Read below, people charge for it.... uuh!
Davros Uitar
I think Garthpolest18 has a point about it being a handy feature when you have played the game so much uncovered all the areas on one or more characters.
Where the point becomes invalid is that people will well know, be they ferry or passeger, that this is an intentional abuse of a glitch. While it has not the direct gain level as the other 2 recent events, it falls into the same category of abusing the TOS as did duping and getting stuff into pre-searing. This is not an intended feature or a Xmas present as someone else aluded to.
On the same note - the consequences should not be as severe as those handed out for the other 2 activities, but there should be some consequences if it can be traced.
Where the point becomes invalid is that people will well know, be they ferry or passeger, that this is an intentional abuse of a glitch. While it has not the direct gain level as the other 2 recent events, it falls into the same category of abusing the TOS as did duping and getting stuff into pre-searing. This is not an intended feature or a Xmas present as someone else aluded to.
On the same note - the consequences should not be as severe as those handed out for the other 2 activities, but there should be some consequences if it can be traced.
Esprit
I tend to agree with Gareth as well.
After playing X number of characters through a campaign, you wish at some point to be able to move through towns faster, because you know the storyline, and you've already played it before.
After playing X number of characters through a campaign, you wish at some point to be able to move through towns faster, because you know the storyline, and you've already played it before.
Terraban
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Davros Uitar
I think Garthpolest18 has a point about it being a handy feature when you have played the game so much uncovered all the areas on one or more characters.
Where the point becomes invalid is that people will well know, be they ferry or passeger, that this is an intentional abuse of a glitch. While it has not the direct gain level as the other 2 recent events, it falls into the same category of abusing the TOS as did duping and getting stuff into pre-searing. This is not an intended feature or a Xmas present as someone else aluded to. On the same note - the consequences should not be as severe as those handed out for the other 2 activities, but there should be some consequences if it can be traced. |
It is not like it is a challenge to get anywhere in the game. It just takes time, sometimes days. So really, if someone wants to get there, then they can anyway, it just takes awhile.
Do you lose out on your FoW runs if someone gets to the Bone Palace in 30 seconds instead of 2 hours?
Does anyone die in HoH because someone skipped from Kaineng to Cavalon?
Does it have any impact on how much items cost?
It doesn't effect anything. The only difference is that instead of spending 2 hours playing to get somewhere, they spent 30 seconds getting there. The only thing lost is the "enjoyment" that they would have got from fighting their way there. Which if they want to lose out on that...who cares?
For example....I absolutely hate the mid-level places in NF. The Kournan area, Crossroads mission, Pogahn Passage...hate them. Not that they are hard, they are piss easy. The thing I don't like about them is that they are BOOOOORRRING. So is it really that big of harm if I skipped from Consulate Docks to Kodash? What does anyone lose? I lose wasted time that I wouldn't have enjoyed...and that is about all that is lost. I might miss out on an exciting plot twist that is somehow different than the other 8 times I have played through?
Solange
Some guy is portalling people for 3k to last mission of Factions
Tried it out and it worked....
i don't even have all the areas leading up to this place
Tried it out and it worked....
i don't even have all the areas leading up to this place
Edge Martinez
Also, I see nothing wrong with this. ANet should just make it a feature. There are missions I'd love to do with some characters, and the people there would probably enjoy the help, but playing through the crud to get there is just boring.
lazuli
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Terraban
convincing stuff
|
if you really wanted a legitimate way of zoning without being there before, petition anet for a 'unlock all zones' pack or something.
To Edge Martinez: ACA is me, T O E tagged along b/c he was inquisitive, and the guilty person's name has been completely blocked out
kobey
Not a problem?
Imagine this scenario:
Create character >> Pay some money to ferry guy >> Zone to Lugardis Conservatory >> Pay for HFF >> Days later, Legendary Survivor
Fair?
Imagine this scenario:
Create character >> Pay some money to ferry guy >> Zone to Lugardis Conservatory >> Pay for HFF >> Days later, Legendary Survivor
Fair?
Terraban
This will make you wtf. Just thought I would throw that out there.
Ok...or they could just stand WAY back and have guildies and/or friends play through the missions to get them there. That is not fair either.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by kobey
Not a problem?
Imagine this scenario: Create character >> Pay some money to ferry guy >> Zone to Lugardis Conservatory >> Pay for HFF >> Days later, Legendary Survivor Fair? |
Edge Martinez
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by lazuli
To Edge Martinez: ACA is me, T O E tagged along b/c he was inquisitive, and the guilty person's name has been completely blocked out
|
kobey
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Terraban
This will make you wtf. Just thought I would throw that out there.
Ok...or they could just stand WAY back and have guildies and/or friends play through the missions to get them there. That is not fair either. |
Time, effort and risk of dying is very much 2 world apart.
If the glitch isn't corrected, very soon, legendary survivor can be renamed as Legendary Hffer.
The idea of being able to warp anywhere is great. I mean, i already wanted this function back in prophecies. Thats why we got people to do forge run right? (Droknar Forge)
But being able to do so immediately after you created a character just don't seem correct.
Longasc
Not fair. Besides the fact that this title is mostly grind anyways.
It just seems ANet does not deem this too critical.
It just seems ANet does not deem this too critical.
Saraphim
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Terraban
This will make you wtf. Just thought I would throw that out there.
Ok...or they could just stand WAY back and have guildies and/or friends play through the missions to get them there. That is not fair either. |
I've got a lvl 10 rit (he was lvl 7 but I blew through a couple of missions earlier), and I really don't get why Arena.net have given Nightfall and Prophecies characters a hilariously easy way to get to LS via the Asura Gates in LA and Kamadan but have left Factions characters unable to get off the Island until they've finished the primary quests/missions. All it does is tempt me to pay for a run, I've got 9 lvl 20s and I get a bit bored with grinding through noob islands over and over again.
If I'm wrong about the above, please do correct me.
lacasner
Make it that it works when ur character reaches lvl 20 or something, because this and armor becoming tradable are two things I wanted to happen in this game for a long time.
kobey
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by lacasner
Make it that it works when ur character reaches lvl 20 or something, because this and armor becoming tradable are two things I wanted to happen in this game for a long time.
|
hehe, if it really do happen, i m gonna keep my obs armor in storage, delete my character, recreate and make the legendary survivor, and trade back the obs armor
Esprit
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by kobey
Not a problem?
Imagine this scenario: Create character >> Pay some money to ferry guy >> Zone to Lugardis Conservatory >> Pay for HFF >> Days later, Legendary Survivor Fair? |
kobey
Its gonna happen one way or another.
You stop this thread, soon, another thread will pop up.
Isn't riverside already known for this?
Its up to anet to fix it.
You stop this thread, soon, another thread will pop up.
Isn't riverside already known for this?
Its up to anet to fix it.
Zeek Aran
=. Well then, sorry. *leaves thread*
To above post, can you go to guild hall from the starter area? That should answer your question, yes or no.
To above post, can you go to guild hall from the starter area? That should answer your question, yes or no.
Drop of Fear
be very specific. whoever is using this glitch now has to be banned. i'm fed up with dishonest ppl getting advantages over honest players.
a.net has been generous last time, noone has been banned when they first found about about this exploit. now that ppl KNOW it's an exploit and they are still abusing it, a BAN is needed for the safety of this game.
People have to know that exploiting = ban, else anyone will start abusing bugs when they come.
a.net has been generous last time, noone has been banned when they first found about about this exploit. now that ppl KNOW it's an exploit and they are still abusing it, a BAN is needed for the safety of this game.
People have to know that exploiting = ban, else anyone will start abusing bugs when they come.
Terraban
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Drop of Fear
be very specific. whoever is using this glitch now has to be banned. i'm fed up with dishonest ppl getting advantages over honest players.
a.net has been generous last time, noone has been banned when they first found about about this exploit. now that ppl KNOW it's an exploit and they are still abusing it, a BAN is needed for the safety of this game. People have to know that exploiting = ban, else anyone will start abusing bugs when they come. |
BenjZee
a nice little bit of percentage if anyone could take me. i wouldnt do it though, especially when u will get spammed /report if u asked in a town
Drop of Fear
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Terraban
So how has this exploit negatively impacted you?
|
now, even if this exploit is not particulary dangerous or economy-damaging, someone needs to stand very clearly that exploit abusers are not tolerated in any way, or ppl will start mass-exploiting bugs (way worse then this one) considering themselves ban-proof.
garethporlest18
This certainly helps more than it doesn't. If people didn't have to charge that'd be great.
Also Zeek I've been in two towns were people were talking about it already.
Also Zeek I've been in two towns were people were talking about it already.